SMU Mustangs football under Dave Smith

Dave Smith was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1973 to 1975. He compiled a 16–15–2 record, and was succeeded by Ron Meyer.

1973 Season

1973 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1973 record	6-4-1 (3–3-1 SWC)
Head coach	Dave Smith
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032) Texas Stadium (c. 65,000)

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
1973-09-15	Santa Clara*		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 49-7	13,997
1973-09-22	at Oregon State*		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 35-16	26,189
1973-09-29	Virginia Tech*		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 37-6	13,683
1973-10-06	#15 Missouri	#19	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 7-17	19,675
1973-10-20	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 27-16	25,000
1973-10-27	at #18 Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 14-31	45,098
1973-11-03	#20 Texas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 14-42	35,096
1973-11-10	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 10-45	37,180
1973-11-17	Arkansas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	T 7-7	18,712
1973-11-24	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	W 38-22	23,000
1973-12-01	Texas Christian		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 21-19	18,572
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1974 Season

1974 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1974 record	6-4-1 (3–3-1 SWC)
Head coach	Dave Smith
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032)

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
1974-09-14	vs. North Texas State*		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 7-6	27,183
1974-09-21	Virginia Tech*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 28-25	13,767
1974-09-28	at #1 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 9-28	87,487
1974-10-05	Oregon State*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 37-30	16,958
1974-10-12	at Texas Christian		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 33-13	16,492
1974-10-19	Rice		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 19-14	16,184
1974-10-26	at #11 Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 17-20	32,505
1974-11-02	at #12 Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 15-35	58,500
1974-11-09	#5 Texas A&M		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 18-14	44,463
1974-11-16	at Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	T 24-24	46,300
1974-11-23	Baylor		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 14-31	40,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1975 Season

1975 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1975 record	4-7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Dave Smith
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032)

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
1975-09-06	at Wake Forest*		Groves Stadium • Winston Salem, NC	W 14-7	13,400
1975-09-13	at #19 Florida*		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 14-40	55,472
1975-09-27	at Houston*		Astrodome • Houston, TX	W 27-16	28,713
1975-10-04	#11 West Virginia		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 22-28	27,665
1975-12-10	Texas Christian		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 28-13	15,883
1975-10-18	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 17-28	18,000
1975-10-25	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 20-37	36,020
1975-11-01	#8 Texas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 22-30	35,010
1975-11-08	at #4 Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 3-36	49,809
1975-11-15	Arkansas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 7-35	21,880
1975-11-22	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	W 34-31	27,300
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.